KSLA News 12 Editorial: Aug. 7 - Well done, Caddo schools

It is quite an accomplishment and a significant reversal in direction: 10 Caddo Parish public schools have been taken off the failing school list.

Having so many schools on that list is a black eye for our community. It sends a bad signal to everyone involved. Teachers, administrators, parents, students. No one wants to go to a failing school. So when schools have improved so much that they are no longer considered failing, it's a big deal.

With that said, there are still 15 Caddo schools that get an "F" rating. There is much work left to be done. Once a new school superintendent is selected, this will most likely be job one: Address the failing schools.

And for those 10 schools no longer on the failing list, congratulations to the teachers and principals who turned things around. I'm James Smith.

Students across the Arklatex joined in the walkout to honor those lost lives. (Source: KSLA News 12)

Students across the Arklatex joined in the walkout to honor those lost lives. (Source: KSLA News 12)

On Wednesday, one month since 17 people were gunned down in the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, survivors in Parkland joined tens of thousands of students across the country and walked out of their classes.

On Wednesday, one month since 17 people were gunned down in the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, survivors in Parkland joined tens of thousands of students across the country and walked out of their classes.

"I plan to stay positive, unfollow those negative folks on social media and only say things that I would be comfortable saying in front of my kids or my Mom," KSLA's Joe Sciortino says. "What’s your plan to have a great 2018?" (Source: KSLA News 12)

I plan to stay positive, unfollow those negative folks on social media and only say things that I would be comfortable saying in front of my kids or my Mom. What’s your plan to have a great 2018?